FAQ

Frequently asked Questions about Fractional & Full Ownership

Yes, you may rent your Vacation Home out nightly or weekly through the on site rental management company, True Key Hotels & Resorts. If you choose to place your weeks in the rental program, it is often possible to cover some or all of your expenses. Especially if your week is in the peak season.

Buying full or fractional real estate at Bighorn Meadows Resort is just like buying conventional real estate. You are registered as owning a share in a specific strata lot at Land Titles and you have the option to sell it at any time. Re-sales are performed through a Real Estate office of your choice and listed at fair market value.

The management company cleans all Vacation Homes, making sure that the property is up to standard for every guest. Everyone who stays at Bighorn Meadows is required to use this service. Whole, quarter, eighth and fractional owners are only charged for cleaning when they use their home and timeshare owner’s clean fees are included within their maintenance fees.

The owner is responsible for any damages they may cause beyond normal wear and tear. There is an ownership agreement that will outline the policies and guidelines for replacing/fixing damages. Management will collect and replace damages incurred from a rental guest.

True Key Hotels & Resorts, our management company, and their accounting department takes care of invoicing and collecting payment for the maintenance fees. A whole owner is a little bit different in that they only pay a strata fee to Alliance Strata and take care of their own utility bills.

Bighorn Meadows Resort has a Premier rating with Interval International, which is the highest standard of recognition through Interval International. This rating provides you with great trading power to exchange to over 1000's of resorts around the world with high standards of quality. In 2013 Bighorn Meadows affiliated with the Advantage Program, a program that also allows for exchanging and access to other travel benefits. As well, our internal Club allows for internal trading within Bighorn or with our sister resort, Sunrise Ridge Waterfront Resort on Vancouver Island. These exclusive membership benefits provide owners at Bighorn with more options to utilize their time and maximize their investment.

All costs are split equally by the owners of each unit, with monthly costs varying for each property. The following are part of the monthly payments: snow removal, gas, water, electric, sewer, cable, property tax, phone, internet, common area maintenance, insurance, refurbishment fund, etc. The expenses are all controlled and monitored by the owner’s association. If you are a whole owner, you are responsible for your own costs and a strata fee.

Yes. Fractional Ownership has become increasingly popular in the last 10 years. By locking in the purchase price of accommodations, vacation ownership helps to guarantee future vacations at today’s prices in luxurious resorts with amenities, exceptional service, hassle free maintenance, and ambiance that rival any of the world’s top rated vacation destinations. Unlike a hotel room or rental cottage, which require payment for each use with rates that continuously escalate, fractional ownership at Bighorn Meadows enables vacationers to enjoy a resort, year after year, for the lifetime of their ownership with only a one¬time purchase price and payment of yearly maintenance fees. It’s also a Real Estate investment that can appreciate over time and may be listed for re-sale just like conventional real estate.

Bighorn Meadows Resort sells Fractional Real Estate options with deeded title and full rights of property ownership. You are buying real estate rather than leasing vacation time.
Differences between fractional and timeshare projects: Owners of fractional real estate are registered on title of a specific strata lot number at land titles and Timeshare is leased time at a resort for a specific number of years. Over time, real estate tends to increase in re-sale value and timeshare typically decreases. Fractional projects have a larger focus on the quality put into the construction because of the high expectations of potential buyers. Timeshare projects tend to focus less on quality, incorporating more sales and marketing costs into the price.

You may…
Vacation in it – enjoy your vacation home with family and friends.
Share it – let friends, colleagues, clients or family enjoy it when you can’t.
Exchange it – interchange through Interval International resorts world wide, through the Advantage Program or through The Club.
Rent it – maximize value by placing your vacation home in our professionally managed rental program.

Only high quality in building materials or furnishings are being used in the Bighorn Meadows Vacation Homes and every home boasts beautiful mountain or golf course views. All villas come with leather furniture, tile floors, granite counters, decks, BBQ’s, fully appointed kitchens, TV’s, DVD’s…everything you need for your Vacation Home.

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News Updates

Phase 11 Now Complete – Residences at Bighorn Meadows Construction of phase 11 is complete and the new Residences at Bighorn Meadows are ready for occupancy! Quietly located on The Springs Golf Course in Radium Hot Springs, makes this resort location an ideal setting for a relaxing, mountain-getaway home. These popular new duplexes are already […]

Construction Update – The Residences at Bighorn Meadows Resort Construction of phase 11 is coming to completion and the Residences at Bighorn Meadows are stunning! We are currently pre-selling the new duplexes but they won’t last long and with Spring coming, you will want to enjoy as much time as possible in your new vacation […]

When we are at Bighorn we feel like we are on vacation at a resort. It has that whole resort feel to it. It’s not just owning a piece of real estate. It’s a whole vacation experience.

Rob and Linda Kaiser1/4 Share Owners

My partner and I purchased a fractional ownership share at Bighorn Meadows in Dec 2009. We have always loved going to the Columbia Valley throughout the year and now we have the benefit of staying at our own condo each time we go there. The drive is less than 3 hours from our home in Calgary to our home away from home and each visit to Bighorn Meadows leaves us both feeling refreshed and relaxed. It really is a natural high! The mountain and golf course views are amazing. Come to Bighorn Meadows…

Pam HardingFractional Owner

We have been visiting the Columbia Valley for 27+ years. We started with our honeymoon at Radium Resort and my first golf lesson. Coming to the valley yearly since. It only made sense to purchase here. Bighorn Meadows met and exceeded all our needs. Two years ago we renewed our wedding vows for our 25th anniversary with the ceremonies in our condo, how perfect. Numerous memories have and will continue to be made. Looking forward to all of them.

Leah Ann Vail1/8 Share Owner

Our first time going to Radium Hot Springs was last spring to see what all the fuss was about. We booked a 3 day weekend and before returning home, we had purchased a 1/17th ownership at Bighorn Meadows Resort. After a couple more visits, we loved it so much that we traded our unit in and now own 1/8th. Our children just love going there during all 4 seasons. Last month we decided to trade one of our winter weeks through Interval International, for a week in sunny California, and the trade was a…

Sue & Michael Barazzutti1/8th Fractional Owners

Travel -made- easy makes Bighorn a favourite destination…just two hours away lies the stairway to heaven! From first class golf to relaxing views of The Springs Golf Course; from mountain vistas to mountain hikes; from nearby ski slopes to nearby boutique shopping; this resort has it all! Time for two or time for the whole family is always unsurpassed.
If, for some reason, another destination calls, you may trade your Bighorn unit for some of the finest in the world… the Marriot in Las Ve…

Norah Husband1/17 Share Owner

We have been quarter share owners at Bighorn Meadows Resort since October of 2005. We originally purchased a 1/4 in the 200 bldg; it was brand new then. We have purchased an additional 2 quarters in the 800 bldg because we enjoy our time so much at BHM and the whole valley every time we come. Besides the golfing & skiing we always find things to do, or we just stay at the resort and enjoy our condo and the amenities on site. We did a lot of looking around in the valley before we purchased in the…

Bruce & Marg Elliot1/4 Share Owners

We love the “entertainment” that is right in front of us – in the summer, it is fun to watch the golfers coming up the 9th hole. So many of them hit the water – we can see the splashes!!!
Our unit is on the ground floor, and we love the fact that we can play games on the grass in front of the unit. We play croquet and touch football.
We love the size of our unit. We have a 3BR and it is perfect for 2 families to vacation together.
We love the quaintness of Radium. We like to walk up t…

Bev Livingston and Jim SuskeFractional Owners

Our experiences as owners at Bighorn have been exceptionally rewarding ones since becoming owners in 2009. Enjoying the busy times at the Resort as well as the solitude of the off seasons; the walks and picture taking among the Big Horn Sheep; the sounds of the woodpeckers as they search the trees for food; fishing for my golf balls in the many ponds that adorn the golf clubs in the valley; the relaxing in the Hot Pool while the rising mists in February from the warm water turn the life guard’…

Marilyn & Gordon Smythe1/8 Share Owners

We have vacationed in the Columbia Valley for years. When we heard that Bighorn Meadows was being built on The Springs Golf Course, we bought immediately. The property is first class, is nestled in the mountains and has gorgeous views from all angles. The sign posted when you come into the valley says it all *The mountains will bring peace to the people*. We enjoy sitting on the deck taking in the views, the golfers, the bighorn sheep… The area has so much to offer for all seasons – golfing,…

Tom and Joan ClarkFractional Owners

I like that I can use my weeks to travel through Interval to other places in the world and still gain capital appreciation on the property at Bighorn. I have the timeshare advantage while owning deeded title real estate!